Which tariff line does a Japan importer declare for bulk shea butter?

Start from HS heading 1515.90. Japan extends that heading to the national line recorded on this page (Japan tariff heading 1515.90). The importer, not the exporter's six-digit invoice code, confirms the full statistical number on the Japan tariff for the entry date.

Does MHLW make a Nigerian factory register before selling shea butter into Japan?

MHLW rules apply to the Japan responsible person or importer for finished cosmetics or food, as this guide states. A factory that only supplies bulk drums should not assume it must open a local portal account. Finished-product notification stays with the buyer in Japan.

Which documents travel with a Lagos container bound for Tokyo?

EMI Agro issues the commercial invoice, packing list and a Certificate of Analysis per batch. The carrier issues the bill of lading. Nigerian export files (certificate of origin and Form NXP) travel with the shipment. Japan import filings — the customs declaration and any MHLW notice — are the buyer's.

How long does a typical West Africa service take from Lagos to Tokyo?

Ocean time to Tokyo is shown on this page as a typical West Africa container range, not a booked schedule. Confirm the live ETD/ETA on the carrier tool when you book. Inland time from Tokyo to a warehouse in Japan is extra.

Unrefined Grade A · Japan

Unrefined Grade A shea butter for lip balm in Japan

Unrefined Grade A shea butter for lip balm shipped from Lagos to Japan.

Unrefined Grade A shea butter for lip balm is not grown in Japan. EMI Agro presses it in Ibadan and loads at Lagos for Tokyo. MHLW filings sit with the Japan importer. The specification table below is what to write into the purchase order; quantity is confirmed on the quote.

Why this grade in Japan

Japan does not grow shea as a commercial crop. Unrefined Grade A shea butter for lip balm is imported from West Africa. EMI Agro loads at Apapa and Tin Can Island for Tokyo (typical ocean range 32–50 days). MHLW filings sit with the importer in Japan.

Duty, documents and clearance live on the import guide for Japan. Packs, quote basis and ports live on the supplier page.

Nigerian shea butter for Japan

Japan does not grow shea as a commercial crop. Drums arriving at Tokyo are West African origin — a Japan formulator is buying an imported fat, not a domestic oilseed. MHLW and a Japanese Marketing Authorisation Holder sit on finished cosmetics; NACCS clears Tokyo, Yokohama or Osaka boxes. Buyers also search シアバター. EMI Agro works with 5,000+ women collectors in Kwara, Niger, Kaduna, Kogi. Tokyo is the usual discharge.

Ask for a batch COA on a NIS 571:2013 basis: free fatty acid, peroxide value, moisture, colour and melting point. Reject lots that smell sharply rancid or pour like liquid oil at room temperature. MHLW filings sit with the Japan importer — they do not replace a COA.

Trial lots start at 5 tonnes; standard orders start at 20 tonnes. Send the request even if you need less — EMI Agro reviews every Japan enquiry against current production of 40 tonnes per week of finished shea butter and can schedule rolling shipments. Lead time is Ibadan production plus ocean time to Tokyo. Quotes are EXW, FOB or CIF; each term prices different services beyond the butter.

What are you buying shea butter for in Japan?

Two questions. We show the grade, the documents that usually apply and the next step — we do not invent a price.

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Quantity

Recommended specifications for lip balm

Recommended specification for unrefined grade a shea butter in lip balm — parameters to write into a purchase specification on a NIS 571:2013 basis. EMI contractual targets are available on request; batch values sit on each COA.
Parameter	Target for lip balm	Why it matters	Test method
Slip melting point	Available on request	Sets glide and pay-off on the lip; a low-melting lot softens sticks in summer transit, a high-melting lot drags.	AOCS Cc 3-25
Peroxide value (PV)	Available on request	Oxidised fat is tasted on the lips long before it is smelt in a cream; peroxide value is the taste-stability specification.	AOCS Cd 8-53
Free fatty acid (FFA)	Available on request	Free acids taste soapy and accelerate off-flavour; also the freshness marker for the kernel lot.	AOCS Ca 5a-40 / ISO 660
Moisture and volatiles	Available on request	Water in an anhydrous stick base promotes hydrolysis and bloom; keep it near zero.	AOCS Ca 2b-38 / ISO 662
Colour	Available on request	An unrefined tint shows in clear and pale balms and shifts tinted shades; the band controls shade drift.	AOCS Cc 13e-92
Unsaponifiable matter	Available on request	The fraction marketed as shea's point of difference; retained in unrefined material.	AOCS Ca 6a-40

How to import shea butter into Japan

Duty, documents and clearance.

Shea butter supplier in Japan

Grades, ports and a quote.

Unrefined Grade A Shea Butter for Lip Balm

The full specification without a country overlay.

Frequently asked questions

Last reviewed September 2026 by EMI Agro Industries QC team.

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Quote Unrefined Grade A shea butter for Japan

Name the grade, the volume and the discharge port. We reply with the document set and a current COA.

You have just read Unrefined Grade A shea butter for lip balm in Japan. The next step is a real lot from the factory that produces it — EMI Agro, with factory-direct pricing and a batch Certificate of Analysis.

Trusted manufacturer
EMI Agro Industries Limited (RC 9364495) presses the butter in Ibadan — we are not a trading company.
Competitive factory-direct prices
Quoted EXW, FOB or CIF — the buyer chooses. You pay the factory, not a chain of middlemen.
Export-ready supply
We ship to European Union, United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Southeast Asia, China, India, Middle East, Latin America. Load ports: Apapa (Lagos) or Tin Can Island (Lagos).
Documented lots
40 tonnes per week of finished shea butter, a Certificate of Analysis on every batch, NAFDAC registered and SON approved.

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